Myers Y. Cooper

Myers Y. Cooper
51st Governor of Ohio
In office January 14, 1929 – January 12, 1931
Lieutenant	John T. Brown
Preceded by	A. Victor Donahey
Succeeded by	George White
Personal details
Born	November 25, 1873(1873-11-25) St. Louisville, Ohio
Died	December 6, 1958(1958-12-06) (aged 85) Hyde Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Resting place	Spring Grove Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Martha Kinney
Children	two
Alma mater	National Normal University
Religion	Disciples of Christ

Myers Young Cooper (November 25, 1873 – December 6, 1958) was a Republican politician from Ohio. Cooper was the 51st Governor of Ohio.

Born In St. Louisville, Ohio, the youngest of eleven children, Cooper had a public school education, and attended the National Normal University in Lebanon, Ohio for three years. In 1893, at age 20, he joined his brothers in Cincinnati in a large real-estate and homebuilding business. On December 15, 1897, he married Martha Kinney of Newport, Kentucky. His business interests also included lumber, building supplies and banking.^[1] After losing in 1926, he won election to the governorship in 1928, serving from 1929-1931. He was again nominated in 1930, but lost to George White.^[2]

His former home is now the grounds for Clark Montessori High School.

References

External links

• Myers Y. Cooper at Find a Grave
• "The Myers Y. Cooper Company - Real Estate Investment Developers since 1895". http://www.cooper-co.com/. Retrieved 2012-01-14. 

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